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In reply to the discussion: Do you agree that Ethan Crumbly should be charged as an adult? [View all]Wingus Dingus
(8,291 posts)4. I'm not sure. He may have been manipulated/warped by his parents
and also may have been mentally ill or immature for his age. He obviously had issues and needed help and their reaction was to buy him a gun and tell him not to get caught when he online-shops for ammo. It's like Lanza 2.0. I'll wait and see what the psychiatrists say.
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I'd like to see a comprehensive psych assessment from multiple experts--including those
hlthe2b
Dec 2021
#1
It could be mitigating on sentencing, but he still faces trial. Could it affect the verdict? Sure
hlthe2b
Dec 2021
#6
In a previous life, on 3-4 occasions, i was a courier of psychological evaluations to a judge
Tetrachloride
Dec 2021
#8
Yes. Whether he can plead insanity or diminished capacity is a separate question.
Klaralven
Dec 2021
#10
If we ever begin trying adults as juveniles as well, I'll reassess my no vote.
Torchlight
Dec 2021
#14
We don't have it but if we did I would vote for it in his case if I were on the jury.
roamer65
Dec 2021
#22
I totally disagree. Even at 15 you know that, " YOU SHOULD NOT KILL"...Don't You? I did.
Stuart G
Dec 2021
#39
No. 15 is not an adult. In fact a great deal of development happens between 15 and 18.
Buckeyeblue
Dec 2021
#33
I do not feel that he should be charged as an adult. But if he were convicted then I think he
totodeinhere
Dec 2021
#46